Contenders assemble! The collected ranks of this year’s Academy Awards hopefuls came together at a nominees’ luncheon in Los Angeles that gave them a chance to rub shoulders, compare notes and exchange a few telephone numbers.

“Hey Meryl? It’s Margot. Yes, it was great to see you on Monday. I was just wondering though – could you give me a hand with my Australian accent?”

Before that wholly imaginary conversation took place, the lucky nominees posed for the traditional Oscars photo. Apart from Agnes Varda, that is, whose place was taken by a cardboard cut-out.